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Missoula woman arrested after hundreds of fentanyl pills discovered during Post Falls traffic stop

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 28, 2023

A woman from Missoula was arrested and booked into the Kootenai County Jail on suspicion of trafficking meth and possession of fentanyl.

News >  Local Government

Residents of Cheney mobile home park feel threatened by proposed rezoning

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 28, 2023

“I don’t want to live in a tent in Spokane."

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Family and friends hold vigil Sunday for Reardan teen killed in shooting last week

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 26, 2023

The 15-year-old, often referred to by his friends and family members as “Shad,” was shot and killed at a home in Reardan last week in an incident described by Police Chief Andy Manke as a “horrible misfortune.”

News >  Weather

Snow blankets region on Sunday; expect more through the week

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 26, 2023

The Inland Northwest received anywhere from 1-4 inches as a weather system moved across Western Washington into North Idaho.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Van crashes into Spokane sheriff’s deputy vehicle while responding to call Saturday night

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 26, 2023

A deputy was traveling on Sprague Avenue while responding to a call at about 9:40 p.m. when a van traveling on University Road failed to stop for a red light at the Sprague intersection and collided with the deputy, the sheriff's office said. 

News >  Crime/Public Safety

‘He was the best kind of person:’ 21-year-old shooting victim remembered by fiancée

Sun., Feb. 26, 2023

A suspect has not been identified by Spokane police. Tavius J. Fry Cooley's death is one of three unsolved murders in Spokane.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Remembering the 29 people killed in Spokane in 2022

Sun., Feb. 26, 2023

January

News >  Crime/Public Safety

‘A community problem’: Taking a look at the 29 homicides in Spokane County in 2022

Sun., Feb. 26, 2023

Homicides rose last year in Spokane County as the level of killings, which spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, showed no hint of easing. There were 29 people killed in 2022, up from the 24 homicides recorded in the county in 2021.

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Roskelley to discuss first work of fiction, ‘Fancy Dancer and the Seven Drums,’ at Northwest Passages

Fri., Feb. 24, 2023

John Roskelley will discuss his new book at a Northwest Passages event at the Spokane Public Library on Wednesday, March 1.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

‘I deserve to go to prison,’ man says after being sentenced for throwing hammer at boy whose father tried to help him

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 23, 2023

“I deserve to go to prison. Just please don’t throw me in there for 10 years.”

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Woman who abandoned child in December 2021 sentenced to mental health treatment over jail

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 23, 2023

The woman will not see jail time but is required to seek mental health and substance abuse evaluations.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Coeur d’Alene man killed in crash Wednesday night

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 23, 2023

The driver was travelling northbound on Highway 97 in a Tesla sedan at about 10 p.m. when he drove off the roadway and went down a steep embankment, police said. 

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Accidental shooting in Reardan leaves 15-year-old boy dead

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 23, 2023

A teenage boy was killed and another arrested on Wednesday night in Reardan in a shooting described by Reardan Police Chief Andy Manke as “a horrible misfortune.”

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Lake City High School one of several Idaho schools targeted in fake shooting threat

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 22, 2023

Lake City High School went into lockdown Wednesday morning after false reports of an active shooter.

News >  Pacific NW

Wind chills as low as minus 20 expected in region

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 22, 2023

Wind chills as low as minus 20 are expected to hit North Idaho and Eastern Washington on Thursday and Friday. The National Weather Service issued a wind chill advisory that is in effect until 10 a.m. Friday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Veterans frustrated after Vet Center memorial vandalized, dog tags stolen

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 22, 2023

“Some of the guys, this is all they have, and this hurts really deep."

News >  Pacific NW

Snow expected on Tuesday, followed by arctic temperatures

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 20, 2023

Spokane is expected to see a high of 19 degrees and a low of 8 degrees on Thursday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Teens injured in Priest River ATV crash Sunday

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 20, 2023

Two teen boys were injured on Sunday morning when their all-terrain vehicle rolled over in Bonner County. 

News >  Weather

Winter is coming, again: Arctic blast expected on Tuesday

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 19, 2023

High temperatures aren’t expected to surpass freezing until Saturday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Athol teen injured in crash near Post Falls on Sunday morning

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 19, 2023

The injured teen, 19, was traveling southbound on State Highway 41 in a Toyota Celica when he collided with a Lexus SUV that was travelling east on Prairie Avenue at about 9:15 a.m. 

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Phoenix man sentenced to 30 years for planning to sex traffic 12-year-old Spokane girl

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 16, 2023

A 24-year-old man from Phoenix was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Thursday morning after he planned to kidnap, rape and traffic a 12-year-old Spokane girl in 2021.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Mystery objects shot down over sky could be traveling via jet stream

Thu., Feb. 16, 2023

The objects were shot out of the skies near Alaska on Friday, in Canada’s Yukon Territory on Saturday and over Lake Huron, in between Canada and Michigan, on Sunday.

News >  Crime/Public Safety

Man sentenced to 31 years after pleading to 2021 downtown murder, telling court ‘death doesn’t really affect me’

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 13, 2023

“This resolution takes a very dangerous individual off the streets for 31 years. I’m hopeful we’ll have a reprieve from Mr. Johnson for a while.”

News >  Business

Behind the bouquet: Valentine’s Day takes the work of dozens who build for blooming businesses

Mon., Feb. 13, 2023

“If there’s a flower shop in your neighborhood, go there instead of going to the grocery store. You’re going to spend a little more money, but they’re going to last a lot longer, and look 100% better.”

News >  Crime/Public Safety

17-year-old killed in drive-by near Liberty Park that injured 2 others

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 9, 2023

Police said a 17-year-old boy was killed Wednesday night in a drive-by shooting that injured two others.